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Canaan Mountain

Canaan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Canaan Mountain rises to 597 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Flagg, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34826861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.74033, -71.23874

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mill Pond Park: 3.5 mi
  • Castle in the Clouds: 4.3 mi
  • Window on the Ossipees: 5.7 mi
  • 19 Mile Beach: 6.7 mi
  • State's Landing: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 44
Cliffs: 37
Museums: 24
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 5.8 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 14.1 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 14.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 14.1 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Falls of Song: 4.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 4.1 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Lucknow Mansion: 4.2 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 10.9 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 13.7 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 14.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elliott Spring: 12.4 mi
  • lower falls: 18.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Canaan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawW 278°911 m1.8 mi
Black SnoutW 260°854 m1.7 mi
Faraway MountainWNW 292°848 m3.9 mi
Black Snout MountainWNW 303°812 m5.3 mi
Mount RobertsWNW 284°782 m4.5 mi
Bald MountainNNW 342°742 m4.4 mi
Mount FlaggWNW 289°728 m0.7 mi
Mount WhittierNNW 348°676 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865971 — Canaan Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357718786

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